Protea petiolaris
petiolaris
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Malawi, Chikangawa
Apr 1988
Photo: Mike Bingham
Katanga Province, DRC;
Mrt 2008
Photo: Jos Stevens
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Small straggling tree to 10 m tall. Leaves petiolate or subpetiolate, 1-3(4) cm broad. Key to subspecies petiolaris: Limb of perianth (10)12-14(15) mm long; heads c. 5 cm long; claw densely hairy inside lower half. |
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Angola |
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| Flowering time: | Mar - Jul |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia and Malawi; elsewhere Angola, D.R. Congo |
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| Literature: |
Beard, J.S. (1963). The genus Protea in Tropical Africa Kirkia 3 Pages 187 - 189. (Includes a picture). Beard, J.S. (1992). The Proteas of Tropical Africa Kangaroo Press Pages 76 - 77. Illustrated by Lura Ripley (Includes a picture). Chisumpa, S.M., Brummitt, R.K. & Marner, S. (2006). Proteaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 70 - 71. |
Other sources of information about Protea petiolaris subsp. petiolaris:
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Flora of Malawi: Protea petiolaris subsp. petiolarisFlora of Zambia: Protea petiolaris subsp. petiolaris
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Protea petiolarisAfrican Plant Database: Protea petiolaris
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Protea petiolaris
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Protea petiolaris
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Protea petiolaris
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iNaturalist: Protea petiolaris
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Protea petiolaris
JSTOR Plant Science: Protea petiolaris
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Protea petiolaris
Plants of the World Online: Protea petiolaris
Tropicos: Protea petiolaris
Wikipedia: Protea petiolaris